Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-13 | Page 17 | Schoolboy All Set to Water Animals

I SCHOOLBOY ALL SET TO WATER ANIMALS Suggested Donations by Kids to Furnish Supply for Zoo Attractions J If city had not turned on the water at there were at least two Salt Lake youngsters ready to see that th the anImals dId not go thirst thirsty Reading how the city had turned oU off the zoos zoo's water supply because of ofa a delinquent bill Gordon Jacobsen 10 1707 East Ninth South street decided de de- to do something about It If all the kids paid 15 cents apiece Ill I'll bet we could buy some vater he t told ld his younger brother Do glas Gordon put his sentiments in writ Ing in a letter to A. A B. B Kesler principal pal of Uintah school which he attends at at- tends and Mr Kesler a special permission from the board of to accept cash donations from the school children when rhen the cit city changed its mind and turned on the water again Meanwhile as zoo animals rank drank freely of city water again city off oUI and the thc Salt Lake Zoological society were still at odds Friday The city maintained its position that it would supply water for the animals but none for irrigation The zoo has been parked to pro vide a setting for the animal ures so we must have irrigation wa va- vater ter Robert Murray Stewart zoological cal society said caid The city The city s i-s not not going to provide free water and the set aside Thursday for zoo water bills will apply ap ap- pl ply only to that actually used by the thel animals Waterworks Commissioner Commission Commission- er George D. D Keyser said Meanwhile zoo attendants who I 1 c S cn 4 I Gordon Jacobsen have not been officially informed or of orthe the city's ban against usIng water for irrigation continued to water gr grand grass and flowers Friday